digital-culture

Keeping Dead Retail Chains Alive in the Virtual Mall of the Internet

There is a specter haunting the internet — the specter of RadioShack. Since April, shortly after the electronics store chain declared bankruptcy for the second time in…

#IveDoneThat: Your Confessional Hashtag Is Not a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card

This past weekend, the maelstrom of rage and recrimination surrounding our national pandemic of sexual abuse shifted into a new phase, defined by two little…

What Does Constant Surveillance by Smart Devices Mean for the Average Guy?

Last week, Amazon unveiled a new batch of Echo hardware. For those who aren’t up to date on their tech, Echo is a brand of…

The Adorably Toxic Trend of Parties for Coworkers Who Quit

Goodbye to the illusion that you both ‘belong’ to a cozy corporate ‘family’